Hittite

A people of the central Anatolian plateau with a capital city at Hattusa who were defeated by the Assyrians.

Dates

c. 1400–1200 B.C.E.

Places

Asia > West Asia > Iraq, Syria, Turkey

Basics

Hittite

A people of the central Anatolian plateau with a capital city at Hattusa who were defeated by the Assyrians.

Dates

c. 1400–1200 B.C.E.

Places

Asia > West Asia > Iraq, Syria, Turkey

Basics

Basics to get you started

Hittites, an introduction

Ancient West Asia: cradle of civilization

Writing cuneiform

Cuneiform, an introduction